family-run

IPA/fˈamɪliɹˈʌn/
IPA/fˈæmɪliɹˈʌn/

family-run — adjective

1. describes a business, hotel, or farm that is owned and managed by the same famil

1.形容詞B1
釋義

describes a business, hotel, or farm that is owned and managed by the same family, rather than by a large company or corporation

例句

Diego spent his summer working at a family-run restaurant that has been serving the same neighbourhood for forty years.

attributive use: family-run + restaurant

The Okonkwo family's grocery store is family-run and well-loved for its friendly service.

predicative use: be + family-run

同義詞
  • family-owned

    focuses on ownership; a business can be family-owned but managed by non-family staff, whereas 'family-run' implies active daily management by the family

  • family-operated

    very similar, but slightly more formal and less common in everyday speech

  • mom-and-pop

    informal US term for very small, traditional family businesses such as corner shops or diners

反義詞
  • corporate

    owned and run by a large company rather than a family

  • chain

    describes a group of identical stores under central ownership

文法句型

family-run + noun (attributive)

be + family-run (predicative)

用法筆記

Typically placed directly before a noun (a family-run business) or after a linking verb like 'be' (the shop is family-run). The noun that follows is usually a type of commercial establishment: business, hotel, restaurant, farm, store, inn, or company.

常見錯誤

❌The business is family-ran.
✅The business is family-run.
💡The compound adjective always uses the past participle 'run', never 'ran'.
❌a run-by-family business
✅a family-run business
💡The correct order is noun + past participle, not a longer phrase.